fortieth

[ fawr-tee-ith ]

adjective
  1. next after the thirty-ninth; being the ordinal number for 40.

  2. being one of 40 equal parts.

noun
  1. a fortieth part, especially of one (1/40).

  2. the fortieth member of a series.

Origin of fortieth

1
before 1100; Middle English fourtithe,Old English fēowertigotha.See forty, -eth2

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fortieth

/ (ˈfɔːtɪɪθ) /


adjective
    • being the ordinal number of forty in numbering or counting order, position, time, etc. Often written: 40th

    • (as noun): he was the fortieth

noun
    • one of 40 approximately equal parts of something

    • (as modifier): a fortieth part

  1. the fraction equal to one divided by 40 (1/40)

Origin of fortieth

1
Old English fēowertigotha

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